Michelle Obama takes in a concert

By Donovan Slack

03/08/13 03:51 PM EST

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Michelle Obama was spotted Thursday night at a concert by gospel group Sweet Honey in the Rock at the Howard Theatre, the Washingtonian reports:

At last night’s show, where she was spotted wearing a blue blazer and black pants, Mrs. Obama was accompanied by her mother, Marian Robinson, special adviser to the president Valerie Jarrett, and Dr. Sharon Malone, the wife of Attorney General Eric Holder, as well as six others.

The first lady has been hitting the town more often lately, without the president. She was spotted dining at We the Pizza on Monday and last week, she dined at José Andrés’ Oyamel Cocina Mexicana.

During the president's first term, the Obamas made it a point to dine together as a family in the White House at 6:30 p.m. every night. But the Obamas have said recently that as their daughters are getting older, they tend to have their own plans separate from their parents. They said they expected to be getting out more in Washington. The president dined out solo this week with 12 Republican senators.